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MACHINERY

220072210005 · 06/07/2007 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Coal/ore shovel operator, Shoveler, Power shoveler
Activity
Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
42
Mine experience
17.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
Operator
Hibbing Taconite Company
Mine
2101600

Narrative

Employee stated that this was a reoccurrance of a back injury from previous incident. Under review and futher investigations of the safety committee and found more details of the incident. She was transfered to Shovel operator this week.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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